Sime Darby Plantation and Malaysia Airlines Sent Home 283 Foreign Workers from India, SafelySime Darby Plantation and Malaysia Airlines Sent Home 283 Foreign Workers from India, SafelySime Darby Plantation and Malaysia Airlines Sent Home 283 Foreign Workers from India, SafelySime Darby Plantation and Malaysia Airlines Sent Home 283 Foreign Workers from India, Safely
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19 March 2021

Sime Darby Plantation and Malaysia Airlines Sent Home 283 Foreign Workers from India, Safely

Sime Darby Plantation and Malaysia Airlines Sent Home 283 Foreign Workers from India, Safely

Kuala Lumpur, 19 March 2021– Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP) and Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) partnered to facilitate the journey home of 283 workers from India. The specially chartered Malaysia Airlines aircraft A330-200, MH8780 flight took off on 12 March to the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Calcutta. This is the first charter flight to India in 2021 and marks the second time both Companies have joined forces to ensure the safe return of SDP’s foreign workers to their home countries. Malaysia Airlines was instrumental in providing ground arrangements, and facilitating the process with the Indian Embassy in Malaysia as well as relevant authorities. Meanwhile, the cost of the entire exercise was borne by SDP.

The Covid-19 pandemic, global travel restrictions and border closures had complicated the movement of foreign workers whose employment tenure with SDP have ended. Despite the challenges, since July 2020, SDP, with the help of several agencies including Malaysia Airlines, the Malaysian Immigration Department, various embassies and KLIA Authorities, have assisted a total of 1,739 foreign workers to return home.

Furthermore, SDP is also in the midst of preparing the journey back for an additional 670 workers within the next three months to Indonesia, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. In the meantime, foreign workers whose permits have expired will continue to live on SDP’s estates with free housing and subsidised utilities.

“Malaysia Airlines is committed to playing its role in making sure families are reunited in this challenging and uncertain times. Over this past year, we continue to serve the nation and our network by maintaining domestic and international connectivity mostly to facilitate essential movements. We also assist government and corporate agencies to reach countries that are not on the commercial flight network through our charter service. We are glad to be of further assistance by providing a rescue flight for SDP’s workers for the second consecutive year, which we believe reflects their confidence in our services. The operation to Calcutta also marks another new city Malaysia Airlines is flying to during this pandemic where few commercial flights are available,” said Captain Izham Ismail, Group Chief Executive Officer of Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the parent company for MAB.

Malaysia Airlines and SDP had taken all necessary precautions and adhered to guidelines set by the Ministry of Health, Malaysia (MOH) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) at all times. All the foreign workers underwent the compulsory COVID-19 tests, and the authorities were notified of the results within 24 hours before departure.

Malaysia Airlines had also ensured that the passengers and staff onboard the flight were equipped with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and that standard hygiene practices were observed, including washing hands and utilising hand sanitisers periodically throughout the journey.

SDP Group Managing Director Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha said, “We are fortunate to work with a like-minded partner such as Malaysia Airlines, who shares the same commitment to ensure the success of this mission. Our foreign workers are an invaluable part of our workforce and they deserve our very best effort to reunite them with their families safely. We aim to help all our people who are waiting to go back home during these times.”

As an extra token of appreciation, SDP also arranged for 16 of these workers who have been with the Company for over 10 years to travel on business class. SDP had also provided RM300 for domestic travel allowance to 88 of workers who were bound to travel back to various regions upon arrival in Calcutta.

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